PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marduk Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tico Ponce De Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Thorn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rob Dougan - Clubbed to Death. Ponce De Leon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Los Lobos - Canción Del Mariachi. Marduk Thorn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Thorn
vs
Ponce De Leon

165 cm
29
150 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

171 cm
27
149 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marduk Thorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tico Ponce De Leon!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponce De Leon misses with a left hand
and Thorn counters with a leg kick.
Thorn throws the left hand but Ponce De Leon avoids the punch easily.
Ponce De Leon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thorn throws a leg kick but Ponce De Leon checks it.
Ponce De Leon slips a jab and a cross from Thorn.
Ponce De Leon tries to work over Thorn's front leg with a kick but Thorn checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thorn.
Ponce De Leon throws a wild body kick that Thorn sees coming a mile off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ponce De Leon.
Some wild striking there from Thorn.
Ponce De Leon avoids the head kick by Thorn.
Thorn misses with a wild body shot.
Ponce De Leon blocks a head kick by Thorn.
Thorn throws a body punch but Ponce De Leon moves out of range.
Ponce De Leon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thorn. That did some damage!
Ponce De Leon scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn swings for the body but Ponce De Leon moves out of range.
Marduk Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thorn tries a knee to the head but Ponce De Leon blocks it.
Ponce De Leon misses with an elbow strike.
Ponce De Leon misses with a punch on the inside.
Ponce De Leon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Marduk Thorn has been cut.
Thorn landing knees to the head.
Ponce De Leon managing to block the knees to the body from Thorn.
Ponce De Leon working aggressively here.
Ponce De Leon working aggressively here.
Thorn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ponce De Leon blocks it with crossed arms.
Thorn blocks a body shot from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon is stalling here.
Thorn missing with knees to the body.
Ponce De Leon misses with a punch on the inside.
Ponce De Leon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ponce De Leon blocking some punches.
Ponce De Leon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thorn blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon blocking some punches.
Ponce De Leon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ponce De Leon throws a head punch that misses.
Ponce De Leon misses with some punches.
Ponce De Leon wants to stall.
Thorn prevents Ponce De Leon from breaking the clinch.
Thorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ponce De Leon's elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thorn blocks an uppercut.

Thorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ponce De Leon throws a body punch but Thorn moves out of range.
Thorn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thorn thows a body shot but no joy.
Thorn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Thorn misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thorn.
Thorn takes one to the side of the head.
Thorn misses with a leg kick
enabling Ponce De Leon to counter with a crisp jab.
Thorn chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon wants to clinch up but Thorn keeps it at a distance.
Ponce De Leon throws a wild body kick that Thorn sees coming a mile off.
Thorn connects with a looping right hand.
Thorn throws a hook to the side of Ponce De Leon's head but Ponce De Leon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ponce De Leon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thorn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thorn is looking to wear down Ponce De Leon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thorn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ponce De Leon's sensitive parts.
Ponce De Leon misses with a head kick.
Thorn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thorn misses with a low kick.
Thorn is looking to score with low kicks.
Thorn fails to land with a series of punches.
Ponce De Leon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorn.
A leg kick checked by Ponce De Leon.
Thorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon blocks a head kick by Thorn.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ponce De Leon was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorn.
Thorn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thorn blocks a head kick by Ponce De Leon.
Thorn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ponce De Leon lands with a good body shot.
Ponce De Leon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorn.
Ponce De Leon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ponce De Leon scores with a hook.
Ponce De Leon keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ponce De Leon throws a leg kick that misses.
Thorn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thorn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good work by Thorn as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marduk Thorn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marduk Thorn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ponce De Leon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thorn in his tracks.
Ponce De Leon lunges at Thorn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thorn's hand.
Ponce De Leon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thorn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ponce De Leon is able to avoid easily.
Thorn just misses with a punch to the body.
Thorn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ponce De Leon.
Thorn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ponce De Leon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thorn throws a push kick but Ponce De Leon slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ponce De Leon. Thorn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marduk Thorn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thorn takes a swing at Ponce De Leon's ribcage but misses.
Thorn fails to land with a series of punches.
Thorn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thorn checks a low kick from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thorn checks a low kick from Ponce De Leon.
Jab by Thorn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ponce De Leon throws a head kick that Thorn semi-blocks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon swats away the attempt to clinch by Thorn.
Ponce De Leon has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Thorn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ponce De Leon lands with an uppercut that bounces Thorn off the cage and back into range.

Thorn rushes Ponce De Leon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ponce De Leon stalling in the clinch but Thorn improves position.
Thorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ponce De Leon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thorn's brow.
Thorn lands a knee to the body.
Ponce De Leon misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ponce De Leon.
Thorn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ponce De Leon backwards.
Ponce De Leon takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thorn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ponce De Leon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ponce De Leon is breathing heavily.

Thorn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ponce De Leon dodges the punch combination from Thorn.
Ponce De Leon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorn throws a low kick but Ponce De Leon moves out of range easily.
Thorn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thorn swings for the body but Ponce De Leon moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorn. Ponce De Leon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ponce De Leon scores with a nice body kick.
Ponce De Leon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thorn.
Ponce De Leon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thorn connects with a body shot.
Ponce De Leon avoids the head kick by Thorn.
Ponce De Leon jabs Thorn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thorn punishes Ponce De Leon's body with a nice straight punch.
Ponce De Leon moves out of range of the strikes.
Thorn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ponce De Leon manages to avoid it.
Ponce De Leon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon avoids the body shot from Thorn.
Thorn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thorn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ponce De Leon keeps the fight on the outside.
Thorn lands a two punch combo.
Thorn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorn thows a body shot but no joy.
Ponce De Leon cracks Thorn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ponce De Leon lands with an overhand left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ponce De Leon.
Thorn doesn't manage to clinch there - Ponce De Leon circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ponce De Leon.

Thorn is rocked!
A thudding body kick lands there by Ponce De Leon!
Oh Thorn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ponce De Leon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ponce De Leon cracks Thorn with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tico Ponce De Leon!
Tico Ponce De Leon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.